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Political News
LDS Canadian MP Seeks Party Leadership |
An LDS doctor, Grant Hill, who also
represents the McLeod riding in Canada's parliament, may decide as
early as Monday to seek the leadership of the relatively new Canadian
Alliance party, which has its roots in Alberta province. Should he
run for party leader, Hill may face three other candidates, including
former Alliance leader Stockwell Day. Hill says he has been pressured
by friends and a broad base of party members from across Canada to
seek the position. |
LDS Senator Gets Endorsement from The Human Rights Campaign |
Oregon Senator Gordon Smith, one of five LDS Church
members serving in the U.S. Senate, has received the endorsement of
the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay and lesbian
political organization, in his effort to win reelection in 2002.
Smith is the only Republican and only Mormon endorsed by the
campaign, which comes because of his work in fighting discrimination. |
Mormon Head of Religious Freedom Commission Worries About U.S. Allies Commitment |
A watchdog commission headed by a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says it worries that
some new, less-than-savory allies in the war on terrorism might now
feel they have license to continue violating religious freedom in
their countries. The call for caution comes from Michael Young,
chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom -
a monitoring group set up by Congress. Young recently joined experts,
academics and other watchdog groups in a discussion on religious
freedom in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. |
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